colonel

Phonetic Respelling: [ kur-nl ]

Definition:

n. a military officer ranking above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general; and corresponding to a captain in the navy

Sentence:

The colonel was in charge of his troops.

More example sentences:

The colonel was in charge of his troops.

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Why does the colonel want to capture the pink-headed duck?

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Who promoted him to full colonel in March 1861?

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How many syllables in colonel?

2 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide colonel into syllables:

colo-nel

Colonel rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- bernal
- burnell
- durnell
- durnil
- journal
- kernel
- pernell
- purnell
- vernal
Three Syllable Rhymes
- diurnal
- eternal
- external
- fraternal
- infernal
- internal
- maternal
- nocturnal
- paternal

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